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Noun

ICAO spelling alphabet ‎(uncountable)

1. Shortened name for the ICAO radiotelephony spelling alphabet of the International Civil Aviation Organization. This alphabet assigns names to letters of the alphabet for clearer enunciation (and for the same reason pronounces the numeral 9 as "niner"):
   • Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliett, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-ray, Yankee, Zulu.

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Synonyms

• NATO phonetic alphabet

See also

• Appendix:NATO phonetic alphabet
• Appendix:Finnish phonetic alphabet
• Appendix:French phonetic alphabet
• Appendix:German phonetic alphabet
• Appendix:Italian phonetic alphabet
• Appendix:Korean phonetic alphabet
• Appendix:Portuguese phonetic alphabet
• Appendix:Russian phonetic alphabet
• Appendix:Spanish phonetic alphabet
• Appendix:Swedish phonetic alphabet